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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1969
Page
6
The annual Halloween Parade sponsored by the Town of Hoosick Youth Activities Commission begins tonight at 7 from the Municipal Building on Main Street. The route traverses John Street Church Street Willard Street and Main Street ending at Walter A Wood Memorial Park where refreshments are served by Hoosick Falls Central School and St Mary's Academy committees.
Three fire departments responded to a blaze at the former Warren Mason farm on Cedar Hill Road in North Pownal. The fire destroyed a building and its contents including machinery tools and lumber. Cause not determined but reportedly attributed to Halloween vandalism. Firefighters remained to dampen surrounding area to prevent embers from spreading.
The Board of Selectmen announces winter road care appointments for Pownal town roads with John S. Patterson East Pownal Niles School Road and J Rhodes South Pownal Northwest Hill Mason Hill Road. George W. Davis Sr. West of Pownal Center routes and North Pownal Cedar Hill Road are named. A further announcement will cover Ladd Brookman Bigman and Hidden Valley roads. Patterson won the sand contract at 1.25 per yard delivered and 0.60 per yard stockpiled. Frank Myers bid 1.25 and 1.00 respectively.
TOPS members meet at Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester amid cyclamate concerns. Leader Judy Cross notes members remain committed with 18 dieters weighing in weekly, some planning to stockpile or drop artificial sweeteners. The informal group emphasizes personal weight records and medical diet guidance rather than a fixed plan.
In Hoosick Falls New York a mini exhibit of life masks by local teens opens at the Cheney Public Library starting Friday November 7 The masks were created in the Teens Towns project sponsored by the Youth Commission and the New York State Council on the Arts They are made from plaster-imbedded gauze used for medical casts by doctors.
A Saturday evening at 8 the VFW Hall will host a costume party and dance sponsored by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Prizes for costumes and games, refreshments served, and all members and guests invited. Read about area youths attending the New York State Baptist Youth Fellowship in Rome, including Martha Elliott and others.
North Hoosick firemen fought three fires during the night. A gutted summer home on River Road in Eagle Bridge belonged to Nicholas Sulpizi. An abandoned farmhouse on Cobble Hill Road owned by A. Wiley Sherwood was destroyed, likely started by Halloween pranksters. A tire fire along the railroad underpass in North Hoosick was tied to the same suspected pranksters.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church meets Monday at 8 PM in the West Arlington Community House. Reports on the turkey dinner and other matters will be heard, with Mrs. John Geer presenting a program. All ladies are invited. Rev. Harold E. Green Sr. is visiting his daughter in West Arlington. he resides in Riveredge, New Jersey.
Chester Powelson, 68, attempted to beat a Southern Pacific train at a Wilmington railroad crossing. The engine struck his car, pulling it onto the cowcatcher and dragging it 110 feet. Despite a demolished vehicle, Powelson suffered only a scratch on his arm.
UNICEF fund drive organizer Robert Lewsey outlined the drive to be held Sunday from 1 to 3 pm in Hoosick Falls. He described how small coins fund milk, vaccines, and medical gear for needy children in developing nations and urged parishioners from multiple local churches to support the cause.
In Hoosick Falls New York the Presbyterian First United Church plans a folk communion service on Sunday morning November 2. The program blends traditional songs from Michael to Kum baya and Blowin in the Wind with no choir performance, inviting full congregational participation. Soloists include Calvin Pedersen James McGuire and Mr. Pedersen, with guitar by Peter Robson Steven Cluett and organist Mrs. Whitter.
Williams College, the town’s largest taxpayer, paid a record 174,427 for 1969 real estate tax at the Williamstown Municipal Building. The levy covers non educational properties including Mount Hope Farm and Williams Inn, with additions like faculty residences and golf club. A voluntary fire district contribution of 6,916 was also made, up from last year.
The regular monthly meeting of the Sunderland Parent- Teacher Association will be held at the Town House School at 8 in the evening on Monday November 3. Refreshments will be served and informal discussion is invited.
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